In His Presence..........

Reading through the Holy Bible it was common for servants to wash the feet of guests, maybe because they had travelled long distances and their feet usually got dirty on the way, or maybe because they used to wear mostly sandals in those days, I’m not really sure why this was the case. 1 Sam 25; 41 washing the feet of others was a servant task. When Mary washed Jesus feet and anointed it, it was a show of her love and deep gratitude to Jesus for all he had done for her and her family John 12: 1-8. When Jesus washed his disciple’s feet it was a show of his humility, service and love, the type that we are enjoined to emulate as Christians here on earth John 13: 1-17. To wash someone’s feet requires pretty close personal contact, when I know my feet are very dirty and I’m having a pedicure I often feel pity for the poor pedicurist but I guess because it’s the nature of their job I’m ok with it, if it was a friend or acquaintance doing the same pedicure for me I probably would feel

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves . Phil 2:3. From the beginning of this year this verse has stuck with me and has constantly been on my mind. When this verse came alive for me I realised that Jesus Christ died not only for me on the cross of Calvary but he died for everyone (I mean I already knew this fact but it dawned on me in a clearer way) so if this is so, how are my better than the other person when Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for them too?. Even that person that has just one eye or one leg or some kind of deformity, I am not better than them because they were all made in the image of God, and even if I am saved and the other person is not saved it does not mean that I am better than the person because it is only by God’s grace that he has allowed me to know the truth. It’s not because of anything that I have done, or I am doing, it’s solely by His Grace, Hallelujah! Even as Paul said i